MY BROTHER RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND DID NOT HAVE A WILL.. I AM HIS SISTER AND ALSO HIS NEXT OF KIN...

The bank is really asking for a document called "Letters Testamentary" or "Letters of Administration." These are documents that you get after...

How are surplus probate estate funds normally invested after creditors are paid off?

If there are no remaining creditor claims, then the funds should be distributed to the beneficiaries pursuant to the Will. If, for one reason or...

Brother in law won a lawsuit for $110 thousand in Dallas TX he died 2 weeks ago, & asked me to pursue the collection proceedings

The $110,000 settlement is now an estate asset. The beneficiaries of his will OR his heirs at law will end up inheriting this money. However, to...

Does the state of TX have a small estate affidavit? what is the max $ how do find it?

If that truly is the only property that remains to be transferred, then the small estate affidavit is the perfect mechanism for withdrawing the...

What is the easiest and inexpensive way to get a court appointed document..If your family member does not have a will?

The previous answers are spot-on. I would only add that some attorneys offer free consultations. So, to find out what the process will be and how...

If the executor hires an attorney to specifically pursue you, your best bet is to get your own attorney. Of course, this will depend on the value...

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Does the beneficiary of an personal estate have to pay taxes on money they receive?

I agree that Texas has no inheritance tax and that there will be no federal estate tax if the estate is worth less than $5.34 million. I'll also...

If a person is married, names the spouse as the only beneficiary of the estate, then divorces and remarries, who gets the estate

If a person divorces, fails to update his will, then dies, the former spouse does not inherit under the will. Basically, Texas Law writes the...

If an executor of a will has been appointed and there are no objections or disagreements; does the will have to be probated.

The will has no power until it has been through probate court. Even though an executor has been nominated in the will, this person has no authority...

Do I need to go to a lawyer again to update my Last Will and Testament with only names and ad?dresses

I recommend seeing an attorney. As you can imagine, much has changed since 1998--both in your life and in the law. So, at very least, it would be...